Investment options

There are 28 articles in this Investment options Series

Beginner / Advanced

4 m

Single decision portfolios

Managed investments

Start managing your super by making the decision to invest in a multi-manager portfolio.
Beginner

10 m

What is a share?

Shares and investment markets

Owning shares gives you partial ownership of a company, meaning your fortunes are tied to how well a company does financially.
Beginner

10 m

What is a managed fund?

Managed investments

Hand the decision making process over to an investment professional when investing in a managed fund, a low touch investment.
Beginner / Advanced

10 m

What is an SMA?

Managed investments

Gain access to a professionally managed share portfolio, with all shares held directly in your name.
Beginner

10 m

What is an LIC?

Managed investments

For investors who want to delegate the day-to-day trading decisions, a listed investment company offers exposure to a portfolio of companies in the one transaction.
Beginner / Advanced

10 m

Exchange traded funds and your portfolio

Managed investments

ETFs come in all shapes and are designed to replicate the performance of whole share markets, sub-sectors and other traded commodities.
Beginner / Advanced

08 m

Making it easy

Managed investments

Over your investing life, there will be times when it makes sense for others to do the heavy lifting on investment decisions. Ready-made portfolios do just this.
Advanced

4 m

Battle of the Three Acronyms: ETFs, LICs or MFs?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

We pit low touch investment options ETFs, LICs and Managed Funds against each other comparing what their features mean and what to watch out for.
Beginner / Advanced

6 m

What is a P/E ratio?

Managing my portfolio and super strategies

Buying shares based on their P/E ratio alone is not a good strategy, but looking at price to earnings can be useful when taken in context.
Beginner / Advanced

15 m

Term deposits explained

Defensive investments and fixed income

A term deposit is useful for anyone interested in low-risk investing, particularly people who are very close to or already in retirement.
Beginner / Advanced

5 m

What are emerging market shares?

Managed investments

Buying into the high growth potential of emerging markets offers you the chance to benefit from the developing world’s growing middle class.
Beginner

5 m

Leaving it to ‘low touch’

Managed investments

Five reasons to opt for low touch investment options to save you in time, effort and even stress.
Beginner / Advanced

5 m

What is a REIT?

Managed investments

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a way to get exposure to the property market without having to deal with the hassles of buying a house.
Beginner / Advanced

4 m

LICs: premiums and discounts explained

Managed investments

Over time one of the most favoured investment structures can trade at a price more or less than it's worth, presenting investors with a dilemma.
Advanced

8 m

An introduction to infrastructure investments

Managed investments

The benefit of investing in something you use every day is that you can relate to why other people might use it - and pay for it - too.
Advanced

8 m

Why invest in infrastructure?

Managed investments

Infrastructure investments could be a useful inclusion in your portfolio as they have different characteristics compared to shares and property.
Beginner / Advanced

4 m

3 advantages of LICs

Managed investments

The features of an LIC set it apart from ETFs and managed funds - find out why the differences matter.
Beginner / Advanced

5 m

The case for investing in ETFs

Managed investments

ETFs are designed to track the market, giving you peace of mind your return will be the same as the benchmark.
Beginner / Advanced

5 m

Pros of passive investing

Managed investments

Take the worry of making regular decisions away by opting for a fund that only changes its investments when the market also changes.
Beginner

2 m

Smart beta explained

Managed investments

The beauty of having rules to make buy and sell decisions gives smart beta an advantage over funds that can bypass what the computer says.
Beginner

5 m

What are alternative investments

Managed investments

Investing in the alternative space is more than just buying some art or collectibles. Find out how these investments can help you when sharemarkets are volatile.
Beginner / Advanced

4 m

Should you own gold?

Managed investments

Gold is a safe-haven asset for when other investments decline, but there are pros and cons to owning it - especially for those seeking income.
Beginner / Advanced

2 m

3 ways a fund manager can help you

Managed investments

Fund managers that have the flexibility to hold cash or invest in smaller companies can help your portfolio weather uncertain times.
Beginner / Advanced

6 m

What is an annuity?

Defensive investments and fixed income

Some retirees might find comfort in knowing how much money they have to spend every year, but it's not without a cost.
Beginner / Advanced

2 m

3 reasons to consider infrastructure investments

Shares and investment markets

Infrastructure investments often provide essential services, putting them in a unique position to deliver income and capital gains to investors.
Beginner / Advanced

7 m

What is a lifecycle fund?

Managed investments

A lifestyle fund reduces your exposure to growth investments as you get closer to retirement, but long-term the returns might not foot the bill.
Advanced

5 m

Small caps and your portfolio

Shares and investment markets

The potential growth for small cap companies is massive, but this comes with the possibility of unreliable earnings and shareprice volatility.
Beginner / Advanced

6 m

How super funds invest your money

Super

If you don’t know where or how your super is invested you might not be in the best investment option for you.

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